Square Enix Announces Lufia Sequel - News

by Gabriel Franco , posted on 12 November 2009 / 4,097 Views

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Taito originally released Estpolis Denki for the Super Famicom in June 1993. A North American Super Nintendo release followed later that year under the name Lufia & the Fortress of Doom.

According to Famitsu.com, the new game, to be titled Estpolis, is being produced by the same development staff as the original. Square Enix, which now owns Taito, will be serving as publisher.

Aside from that, the site provides no information on the game -- including a platform and release time frame.

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My Bet is that game will be released on DS after seeing the size of that first art screen.

36 Comments

Jumpin (on 13 November 2009)

Were there more than two Lufia games? Anyway, I really enjoyed Lufia 2 - I played it twice. The firs Lufia was fairly decent for its time, but I couldn't get back into it once FF6, Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, and Mario RPG rolled around.

YoshMaster (on 13 November 2009)

OH MY GOD!!! girly scream!!!

Lufia is by FAR my favorite series and Lufia 2 is my favorite game of all-time (I cry every single time I see the ending, even after 20+ times!!).

And if it's on DS and in a similar 2d-style + gameplay style as Lufia 2, I'll be in complete heaven!!

Lufia 2's gameplay is unparalleled in RPG's. The puzzles were extremely intelligent and they were found everywhere. The "see the monster, can use item to stop them" is the best encounter system ever.

The music is pure bliss and the characters are engaging and pretty deep for their time! I mean, who doesn't love Dekar or Aguro? Selan is the perfect wife (what other rpg make your hero have his wedding in the middle of the game? :P), and the love triangle with Tia is heart-breaking!

The only thing I wish is that they come back to the "real" series (being 1 & 2) since the Game Boy Color game was just ok and the GBA one was pretty bad...

younghavok (on 12 November 2009)

Man I loved the first two Lufia's. And for their time the stories were incredible. I hope this either on Wii or the DS because I will definetly be getting it. Hell regardless of the console I will be getting it. One of my favorite RPG series ever. I didn't get the chance to play the Game Boy version though.

Xen (on 12 November 2009)

More DS fuel, yeah!

shinyuhadouken (on 12 November 2009)

xbox/ps3 or no purchase from me.

Red4ADevil (on 12 November 2009)

It will pretty much that it will be on DS. If not then it probably be only on PS3 and 360 (as usual with so many well known titles not being on Wii).

Darc Requiem (on 12 November 2009)

I agree that it's most likely going to be on DS but I wish it was on the Wii. There is no way they'd risk releasing it on an HD console unless MS paid for 1 year exclusivity.

Naum (on 12 November 2009)

Always the DS... Come on Wii need more RPG's.. there are enough on the DS already :-)

Baddman (on 12 November 2009)

whoa lufia 2 is my favorite rpg this better come out west!!

moondeep (on 12 November 2009)

My bet is definitely on the DS. It's the most RPG-laden system EVER :)

cgkc17 (on 12 November 2009)

more square-enix/taito goodness on the DS. count me in!

now wheres blood of bahamut??

DOLBYdigital (on 12 November 2009)

Almost definitely on DS which is fine since that platform works well for the old school jrpg design. Good to see some classics getting attention.

Arm (on 12 November 2009)

wow, didn't expect to see this.

peterch (on 12 November 2009)

i hope this if for ps3/360 otherwise it's gonna be ass. I want more real next gen jrpgs.

Lurker (on 12 November 2009)

Most likely DS

Tridrakious (on 12 November 2009)

This will be cool.

patjuan32 (on 12 November 2009)

@OP,

I think you might be right about the game being on the portables, PSP or DS. The last game that was developed in the Lufia series was Lufia: The Ruins of Lore for the GBA back in 2003.

specialops787 (on 12 November 2009)

In anticipation of this, PLEASE put the originals on virtual console. My copy of Lufia was lost many years ago.

LokeSTL (on 12 November 2009)

Awesome! Would love to see this on the PS3, but a DS version is better than nothing at all. Bring it to the U.S.!

atma998 (on 12 November 2009)

Well I guess this will be released on DS. Can't wait to play this game. The first Lufia on SNES was a masterpiece. Go Taito!

cr00mz (on 12 November 2009)

my bet is DS aswell, seeing has how they've been supporting it the past couple of months/years. If not for a Handheld i could see ps3/xbox360 (very unlikely), god forbid square enix put a good game on the Wii for once.

lestatdark (on 12 November 2009)

WOOOHOOOO, my favourite series of all time is getting a new release!!! thank you S-E!!!!! :DDD

Netyaroze (on 12 November 2009)

Oh no not a handheld RPG again. Hopefully PS3 but it dont look that way. I know a bunch of Games square enix could have released on a home console. Like in hte glorious Snes Days it was Squares strongest Generation when it comes to quality. Lufia, Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore,Lufia, Chrono Trigger, Terranigma. All those games with Sequels on a Home Console that would be fantastic.

Kemsus (on 12 November 2009)

Well i gotta say, i did NOT see this coming.

Lufia and Lufia 2 are some of my favorite SNES RPGs so i am pretty psyched about this announcement

Kenryoku_Maxis (on 12 November 2009)

That's big news. Lufia is definitely one of those cult classics that will make a lot of SNES RPG fans happy. Though I doubt it will translate into a large amount of RPG sales outside of Japan.

Also, I'm 90% sure it'll be on DS.